Numbers 25:7:9Num.25.7.W9TAB
וַיִּקַּ֥ח
vayikakh
“and took”
- Transliteration
- va-yi-KAKH
- Extended
- vah-yee-KAKH
- IPA
- /vaj.jiqˈkaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and took
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
va-yi-KAKH
- phraseyour reading level
va-yi-KAKH RO-makh be-ya-DO
- clause
va-ya-KAM mi-TOKH ha-e-DA va-yi-KAKH RO-makh be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-YAR pi-NKHAS ben-el-a-ZAR ben-a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN va-ya-KAM mi-TOKH ha-e-DA va-yi-KAKH RO-makh be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The narrative relies on sequential vav-consecutive verbs: vayar {וַיַּ֗רְא | wăyyārʾ} ‘and he saw’, wayyāqām {וַיָּ֙קָם֙ | wayyāqām} ‘and he arose’, and wayyikkaḥ {וַיִּקַּ֥ח | wayyikkaḥ} ‘and he took’, driving the rapid action forward. The construct chain Pinchas ben-ʾĕlʿāzār ben-ʾăhārōn hakkōhēn establishes his priestly lineage before his decisive move.
Root and etymology
l-q-ḥlamed–qof–chet
“to take”
In context — Numbers 25:7
When Phinehas, son of Eleazar, son of Aaron the priest, saw this, he arose from the midst of the congregation and took a spear in his hand.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:7:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Numbers 25:7, so the Hebrew word וַיִּקַּ֥ח (vayikakh) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Num.25.7.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.7.W9.S1) and character.